Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . # LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ilillllilllllilllllllillllilillli 0 018 425 303 3 ^ HoUingor The Transfer. THE entire Mississippi Valley^originally belonged to France. In 1767 France transferred her sovereignty of the Mississippi,including the city of New Orleans, to Spain, and the Spanish held same until the year 1800. The territory east of the Missis-sippi was transferred to Great Britain also in 1767. In the year 1800, Napoleon, then First Consul of France, reacquired fromSpain, by secret treaty, the original French territory west of the Mis
Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . # LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ilillllilllllilllllllillllilillli 0 018 425 303 3 ^ HoUingor The Transfer. THE entire Mississippi Valley^originally belonged to France. In 1767 France transferred her sovereignty of the Mississippi,including the city of New Orleans, to Spain, and the Spanish held same until the year 1800. The territory east of the Missis-sippi was transferred to Great Britain also in 1767. In the year 1800, Napoleon, then First Consul of France, reacquired fromSpain, by secret treaty, the original French territory west of the Mississippi. Although France had obtained the title tothis territory, Spanish officials were still in control at New Orleans, and were continuing their petty acts of tyranny in thenavigation of the Mississippi, denying to Americans the use of New Orleans as a port of departure for their merchandise. In deference to popular opinion, President Jefferson undertook the purchase of jthe city and island of New Orleans. RobertR. Livingston, of New York, was then United States Minister to France, and to him the President sent instructions to beginlouisianapurchas01stlo
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